Appealing To Time Response

Emily’s blog caught my attention because of the first sentence. “In the chapter “Appeals to Time” in the book Appeals in Modern Rhetoric, M. Jimmie Killingsworth discusses how classical and modern rhetoric utilize appeals to time in order to perpetuate meaning and purpose in a discourse" (Blog). I completely agree with this statement. It is the perfect summation of what is explained in Killingsworth’s article. In the very beginning of the article while discussing time he states, “It focuses an audience’s attention by concentrating on a particular moment in time” (Killingsworth 38). Kairos is also another topic discussed that I believe is important in writing for time. “Kairos has to do with finding the right argument at the right moment” (Killingsworth 38).

In Handa’s The Multimediated Rhetoric of the Internet, I also found the concept of finding the right time or period of time for an article. Emily discusses remediation of texts, as in making a text work for the time that you are writing for. With the growth of the internet, we need to pay attention to who we are writing for and what type of writing they will understand and comprehend. Handa states that, “Because they capture students’ eyes and minds, the sites consciously and subconsciously reinforce particular values through their rhetorical displays while also reflecting additional information about the people and cultures that produce them” (Handa 84). I think this is more relevant than ever because our writing should reflect the current times we live in and appeal to those in our time.

I agree completely that Killingsworth’s use and explanation of time made Handa’s argument and overall appeal more relevant and will stay relevant for a long time.

Handa, Carolyn. Multimediated Rhetoric of the Internet. London and New York:

Routledge, 2014. Print.

Killingsworth, M. Jimmie. “Appeals to Time.” In Appeals in Modern Rhetoric: An
Ordinary-Language Approach. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois UP, 2005. 38-51. Print.